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Greenmeadow Primary School, Swindon

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Ages 4–11

Greenmeadow Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Swindon, part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 65 schools in Swindon with published results, and 5,775th of 14,452 across England. It was 75% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Swindon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Greenmeadow Primary School in detail

Greenmeadow Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "You can find curriculum information, newsletters and our school calendar. It has been designed to showcase a flavour of our school, where we are striving for excellence for all. As the Headteacher, my vision for the future is to build on the current achievements of the school so that all children reach their potential."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance, Lego, cooking, art and forest school.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Greenmeadow Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Swindon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 79% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Greenmeadow Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Greenmeadow Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Greenmeadow Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Greenmeadow Primary School are Rodbourne Cheney Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 90% maths); Seven Fields Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 41% reading, 53% maths); Catherine Wayte Primary School (0.5 miles, 78% reading, 78% maths); and Haydon Wick Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 58% maths).

Greenmeadow Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Rodbourne Cheney Primary SchoolSeven Fields Primary SchoolCatherine Wayte Primary SchoolHaydon Wick Primary School

The trust

Greenmeadow Primary School is one of 27 schools run by The Blue Kite Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 27 schools in The Blue Kite Academy Trust

What parents say

21 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Greenmeadow Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (86%).

Who goes there

In 2026, 36 pupils (18.7%) received SEN support and 13 (6.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Swindon Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shield and Dagger (se-bound), 170 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Greenmeadow Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 231 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Swindon (132), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Greenmeadow Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Greenmeadow Primary School are Swindon Academy (0.6 miles), Nova Hreod Academy (0.8 miles), Abbey Park School (1.5 miles) and Kingsdown School (1.5 miles).

Swindon AcademyNova Hreod AcademyAbbey Park SchoolKingsdown School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Kate Mackinnon
Pupils:193
LA:Swindon
Phone:01793521141
Address:Pen Close, Greenmeadow, Swindon, SN25 3LW
Trust:THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST (25 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2022

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 3 December 2024View full report

Greenmeadow Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in March 2022. Before that, as Greenmeadow Primary School (URN 126251), it was rated Good in October 2012.

URN:148925
UKPRN:10089895
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Swindon North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Greenmeadow Primary School creates a warm, community-minded environment where pupils love to learn and take pride in their work. The school excels at teaching reading and providing strong support for all learners, including those with additional needs. Pupils are respectful, polite and develop excellent character, with opportunities to take real responsibility through roles like play leaders and school council members.

Key Strengths

  • Well-constructed curriculum that builds knowledge step by step, with strong links between subjects
  • Excellent teaching of reading from the start of school, with quick identification and support for pupils who fall behind
  • High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND, with effective pastoral care and support
  • Strong behaviour routines established from early years that encourage pupil responsibility
  • Comprehensive personal development programme covering healthy relationships, online safety and respect for diversity

Areas for Improvement

  • Teachers do not consistently check pupils' prior learning before teaching new content, allowing errors and misconceptions to go unaddressed
  • Assessment of pupils' learning about different world religions is not effective, resulting in some pupils having gaps in their knowledge
  • Some staff need better support to use assessment strategies effectively to identify and close gaps in pupil understanding

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils knowing that trusted adults in school will support them if they are worried.

Extracurricular Activities

Author visits, school trips to local museums, breakfast club, play leaders programme, school council, 'Munch monitors' programme, quiet spaces during playtimes including library and class hub

Greenmeadow Primary School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. The school has created a supportive learning environment where pupils achieve well and demonstrate strong behaviour and character.

At a Glance

28.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

21 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Child does well100%
High expectations86%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)100%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)100%
Wider development100%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths+1ppWriting-4pp

Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 74% to 70% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.8

Avg class size

27.3

Infant (KS1)

26.3

KS2

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Greenmeadow Primary School.

  • Just for Fun Holiday Club420m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Greenmeadow Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Swindon's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Shield and Dagger (SE-bound)
172m · 3 min walk
Dart Avenue (N-bound)
206m · 3 min walk
Larchmore Close (N-bound)
446m · 7 min walk
Severn Avenue (SE-bound)
473m · 8 min walk
The Groves (E-bound)
554m · 9 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
7
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Swindon is 15.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Greenmeadow Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

75%

Available places

209 pupils

280 places

71 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Swindon

Low pressure
New homes approved:4,890
Projected new pupils:1,223

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Swindon

Across Swindon council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

3,059

Applications

2,416

Got 1st preference

95.6%

Got preferred school

99.4%

All primary applications across Swindon council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History

3 December 2024

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

36

SEN Support

13

EHC Plans

25.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health18
Speech, Language & Communication18
Specific Learning Difficulty7
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
55.4%
Asian
2.6%
Black
9.8%
Mixed
7.3%
Chinese
4.7%
Other
2.1%
Unclassified
0.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals28.0%
English as Additional Language20.7%

193

Total Pupils

92

Boys

101

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

11

Teachers

17.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,023

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,641

Per pupil

£1315k

Total funding

£77k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£127,249
EAL funding£16,354
Lump sum£146,185

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.4%

Overall absence

8.8%

Persistent absence

194

Enrolments

Authorised2.5%
Unauthorised0.9%
Persistent (10%+)8.8%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

4.5%
22/23
3.7%
23/24
3.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Greenmeadow Primary School

What are SATs results like at Greenmeadow Primary School?

Of the pupils at Greenmeadow Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.

What is Greenmeadow Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Greenmeadow Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in March 2022. Before that, as Greenmeadow Primary School (URN 126251), it was rated Good in October 2012.

What is the catchment area for Greenmeadow Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Greenmeadow Primary School is oversubscribed, Swindon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Greenmeadow Primary School?

Greenmeadow Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 75% of its 280 places.

How big are the classes at Greenmeadow Primary School?

Classes at Greenmeadow Primary School average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Greenmeadow Primary School?

Greenmeadow Primary School has around 193 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Greenmeadow Primary School?

3.4% of sessions were missed at Greenmeadow Primary School in 2024/25. 8.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Greenmeadow Primary School?

Apply through Swindon's coordinated admissions process, naming Greenmeadow Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Greenmeadow Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Greenmeadow Primary School: Just for Fun Holiday Club (420m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Greenmeadow Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Swindon is 15.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Greenmeadow Primary School?

Greenmeadow Primary School is at Pen Close, Greenmeadow, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 3LW.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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